When Jeff Nelson was not re-signed after the 2000 season, he cursed the Yankees, saying that they wouldn't win without him. And he was right!
I don't just hate the Yankees... I DESPISE THEM! They ruined baseball by outspending everyone by a ton, and then they make a big deal when they're in the playoffs. Here's the diary of a true Yankee despiser!

Monday, August 15, 2005

Wright's Night

So I guess for one night, the normal order of the universe was restored. The Junkees were actually able to beat the AAA-Rays. Not so normal, though, was Wright's performance. The guy pitched damn well, and Mo was able to hold off a potential rally for the save. (Meanwhile, Schilling couldn't quite get the job done.)

So let's watch the Yankee fans get excited about Wright beating up one of the worst teams of the game. Let's see them get all hyped up over nothing.

And hopefully, we'll see Wright go the way of Leiter; one good beginning start, and not much else to follow.

Yeah, unfortunately we can't script 'em like we want to. The game-ending walk (on four straight pitches, I believe) was somewhat underwhelming. A grand slam would have been the true capper. But a loss is a loss, of course, of course.

And, to continue my observation from the earlier thread about the Giambaby power outage: Where was Juice-on? Did Snorre give a reason for his conspicuous absence tonight? Was this a part of his rotating-DH strategy? Did Georgie-Girl even ask him, post-game? inquiring Yankee-despisers want to know.

One more thing: Supposedly, the Devil Rays are one of three teams - the others being the Red Sox and the Mets - whom Steinbrenner particularly despises. So I'd like to believe that this defeat has gotten under the Boss' skin.